Little Bug (IRE)
Little Bug (IRE) is 2 from 31. Hasn't won since Nov 2010. Both wins have come on the all-weather — 0 from 18 on turf.
- 2–31Wins / Runs
- 6.5%Strike rate
- 9 (29%)Placed
- −10.00£1 level staken=31 at SP
- 0.77Fair A/E n=31 · 0.57 incl. margin
- 71Highest OR
- 31dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast
Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.
Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 20,817 runs since Jan 2008 (1,573 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 16.1% from 161. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.8% from 843.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 161 | 26 | 16.1% | +4.2 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Firm | 3,581 | 463 | 12.9% | +1 | 0 from 7 |
| Good | 4,529 | 487 | 10.8% | −1.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 2,132 | 254 | 11.9% | 0 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 2,758 | 303 | 11% | −0.9 | 0 from 5 |
| Heavy | 790 | 76 | 9.6% | −2.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 6,865 | 866 | 12.6% | +0.7 | 2 from 13 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3,049 | 399 | 13.1% | +1.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 6f – 7f | 9,828 | 1,178 | 12% | +0.1 | 0 from 12 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4,502 | 542 | 12% | +0.1 | 1 from 14 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,139 | 249 | 11.6% | −0.3 | 1 from 4 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 843 | 66 | 7.8% | −4.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 360 | 33 | 9.2% | −2.7 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 89 | 8 | 9% | −2.9 | — |
| Over 3m | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | +2.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Dancingwithangels (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Jimmy The Snooze (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dancingwithangels (IRE) | 48 | 3 | 1m4f | — |
| Jimmy The Snooze (IRE) | 4 | 1 | 7f | Class 5 |
| Bleuker (IRE) | 16 | 0 | — | — |
| Kepple's Best (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 13 | 2 | 15% | +8.00 |
| Good to Firm | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 13 | 2 | 15% | +8.00 |
| Leopardstown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Navan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Galway | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Curragh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Limerick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Naas | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sligo | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 14 | 1 | 7% | −6.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 1 | 25% | +9.00 |
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Foley | 9 | 1 | 11% | +4.00 |
| Fran Berry | 4 | 1 | 25% | +4.00 |
| Emmet McNamara | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Rory Cleary | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Paul Townend | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Shane Gorey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Keagan Latham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tim Carroll | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| D C Byrne | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| J F Egan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pat Smullen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Danny Mullins | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Johnny Murtagh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| D J Moran | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mick Kinane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 25 | 1 | 4% | −17.00 |
| Blinkers | 5 | 1 | 20% | +8.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 11 | 1 | 9% | +2.00 |
| 2009 | 11 | 1 | 9% | −3.00 |
| 2008 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.
Form
Quick answers
- How many races has Little Bug (IRE) won?
- Little Bug (IRE) won 2 of 31 archived starts between 2008 and 2010, a strike rate of 6.5%. Placed 9 times in total (29% of starts).
- Who trained Little Bug (IRE)?
- Little Bug (IRE) was trained by Noel Meade on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 4 December 2010.
- Who is Little Bug (IRE)'s sire?
- Little Bug (IRE) is by Invincible Spirit (IRE) out of Mrs Kepple (GB), whose sire is King's Best.
- What going does Little Bug (IRE) prefer?
- Little Bug (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 13 starts (15.4%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Little Bug (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 68, from the run on 4 December 2010. The highest on record is 71.
- What is Little Bug (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Invincible Spirit (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 20,817 runs since Jan 2008 (1,573 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 16.1% from 161. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.8% from 843.
- Who are Little Bug (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Mrs Kepple (GB), Little Bug (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Dancingwithangels (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Jimmy The Snooze (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.